Australia win ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Twitter reactions

Melbourne: Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the final to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at Melbourne. The Australian skipper, Michael Clarke bid farewell to One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in style as Australia clinched their fifth World Cup title. Read Match Report here

Congratulations @cricketworldcup Farewell Clarkey. What a way to go out! https://t.co/PaE1cHXcA8

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— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) March 29, 2015

Have to say this @CricketAus bowling attack is outstanding…… The reason why they will be World Champions… #CWC15Final

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 29, 2015

Not a classic but when one team is dominant, you don’t always get one. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 29, 2015

Australia coped with the pressure very impressively. Deserved to win in front of their own record crowd, congrats! — Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) March 29, 2015

An all round stellar team performance by Australia! Congratulations to the #WorldCup2015 Winners! @CAComms @BCCI — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) March 29, 2015

122 days after Phillip Hughes died Australia have won the World Cup – and they’ve won it for him. #CWC15 #AusvNZ #Aus #NZ — Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) March 29, 2015

Mitchell was the Starc difference between the Australian attack and the rest…perfect bowling unit for these conditions. — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) March 29, 2015

Tendulkar strategically placed after N Srini to suppress the boos. Surely?

— Subash Jayaraman (@thecricketcouch) March 29, 2015

Yes lads! Congratulations! Awesome effort! Great tournament NZ too. #AUSvNZ #CWC15Final

— Jason Gillespie (@YCCCDizzy) March 29, 2015

Too good Australia.. just too good !! Congratulations !!!

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) March 29, 2015

Congratulations to @mstarc56 on winning the player of the tournament for @cricketworldcup Sensational bowling mate very well deserved #CWC15

— Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) March 29, 2015

Player of the World Cup tournament Mitchell Starc @mstarc56. Many congratulations from all of us at RCB @RCBTweets. Splendid achievement.

— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 29, 2015

Congrats to Australia team,Australia cricket board & all steak holders of Australian cricket..World Champion CWC#15

“We played this World Cup with 16 players and tonight is dedicated to little brother Phillip Hughes” – Michael Clarke pic.twitter.com/Bvihni6uMK

— Indian Cricket Team (@IndiaCricNews) March 29, 2015

The platform was then setup for Clarke, who bid adieu in front of a record 93,013-strong crowd at the MCG. Clarke was quite young when he was a part of the 2007 World Cup winning side. Almost eight years down the line, he walked in the footsteps of Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. What makes it special is that it came on home turf and for him, it would serve as a perfect tribute for his “little brother” ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage